Education at Eastern Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Eastern Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 234 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern Michigan Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern Michigan

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Eastern Michigan offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Eastern Michigan Education Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Eastern Michigan University.

Eastern Michigan Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 234 education majors earned their master's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	178
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	118
Special Education	58
Teacher Education Grade Specific	37
Teaching English or French	37
Student Counseling	33
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
General Education	11
Education Philosophy	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
Teacher Assistants	35,700	$27,570
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

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